mistakenly meaning
mistakenly :
wrongly, incorrectly
adverb
▪ She mistakenly took the wrong bag.
▪ She wrongly took the wrong bag.
▪ He mistakenly believed the store was open.
▪ He wrongly thought the store was open.
paraphrasing
▪ erroneously – wrongly
▪ incorrectly – not correctly
▪ wrongly – in a wrong way
▪ falsely – not true
Pronunciation
mistakenly [mɪˈsteɪkənli]
The stress is on 'steik' and sounds like 'mis-tey-ken-lee'.
Common phrases and grammar about mistakenly
mistakenly - Common meaning
adverb
wrongly, incorrectly
Part of Speech Changes for "mistakenly"
▪ mistake (noun) – an error or wrong action
▪ mistaken (adjective) – wrong or incorrect
Common Expressions with "mistakenly"
▪ mistakenly assume – wrongly think
▪ mistakenly identify – wrongly recognize
▪ mistakenly believe – wrongly think is true
▪ mistakenly interpret – wrongly understand
Important examples of mistakenly in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, mistakenly is often used to describe incorrect actions or beliefs.
Example of a confusing word: mistakenly vs. mistakenly (misleadingly)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As an adverb, mistakenly often modifies verbs, showing up in grammar questions to test adverb usage.
mistakenly
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
mistakenly think
'wrongly believe', used when describing an incorrect belief.
mistakenly take
means 'to take something by mistake'.
Differences between similar words and mistakenly
mistakenly
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erroneously
differences
Mistakenly is used for general wrong actions, while erroneously is often used for factual errors.
Words with the same origin as mistakenly
The origin of mistakenly
The word's etymology is not clear.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
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